Sweet Mel News Today

It all started with a New Year’s Eve to remember. Torrents of rain and damaging winds pummeled Lodi in the first of several “atmospheric rivers” to assault Northern California in

As the real estate market continues to cool in many areas of the country — including Lodi, some properties are still selling within days or hours of being listed. Surprisingly,

For more than a decade, the aroma of pies, sweet breads and cookies wafted from a small bakery at 623 E. Oak St., bringing smiles to those who loved pastries,

The abandoned railroad bridge that crosses over Highway 99 near Lodi Avenue has been cleaned up by CALTRANS, and a fence is supposed to go up to keep the homeless

Mel Thillens makes some of the best barbecue in Chicago and Illinois at Mel's Craft BBQ in northwest suburban Park Ridge.